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Detroit — Robbie Grossman enjoyed his time with the Tigers. He had a very productive season here in 2021, posting career-bests in homers (23), RBIs (67) and walks (98). He was a quiet, by-example leader in the clubhouse. He liked living in Birmingham and the comfortable commute to the ballpark. He did not, however, love

Detroit — It wasn’t looking great Sunday. The White Sox had again staged a huge rally in the seventh inning, and this time, their bullpen put up zeros in the seventh and eighth. The feeling in the Tigers’ dugout, though, was resolve, not resigned. “We never give up,” Akil Baddoo said. “We’re down in the

Detroit — AJ Hinch stepped to the podium with the broadest, sweatiest smile. “Hello, rewrite,” he said to reporters, who were busily doing precisely that. And who knows, the Tigers just might be doing the same, rewriting what most people scripted for them. The longest journey begins with a walk. And then another. And then,

Lynn Henning |  Special to The Detroit News Just what alien forces overtook Wilmer Flores in 2023 have yet to be determined, despite an interstellar investigation by the Tigers. A right-handed pitcher who looked at the year’s start as if he was rocket-riding his way to Detroit often has been a mystifying mess in nine starts

Lynn Henning | Special to The Detroit News It’s an irresistible game for those who study the Tigers farm: When will Colt Keith get his Tigers call-up? Anyone knows it’s coming, perhaps this season, if, in fact, it’s not a probability. This is what happens when a 21-year-old, left-handed masher bats .321 in 40 games,

Detroit — Zach McKinstry has rapidly become the poster boy for the Tigers’ new offensive profile. The versatile 28-year-old, whom the Tigers acquired from the Dodgers for minor-league pitcher Carlos Guzman two days before the season opener, is the embodiment of what president Scott Harris and manager AJ Hinch have preached from Day One. He’s

Detroit — Don’t look now, but veteran Jonathan Schoop is heating up. Even though his playing time remains sporadic, he’s slashed .368/.429/.474 with a .902 OPS over his last 21 plate appearances, spanning eight games, including two hits and two runs scored Saturday. He’s raised his batting average from .193 to .237. “He’s been really

Detroit — Zach McKinstry wanted no part of the conversation. “No, I hope nobody starts thinking about it,” he said, hours before he played hero in the Tigers’ rousing 7-3 win over the Chicago White Sox Saturday. “I hope guys just keep playing loose. You start thinking something like that is a possibility, that’s when

Detroit – Tigers manager AJ Hinch’s flight back to Detroit from Houston Friday night got delayed just long enough for him to watch another rough start by lefty Joey Wentz. It gave him plenty to think about during the two-hour flight. Wentz was charged with five runs in his four innings and over his last

Detroit – The Tigers outfield defense has been a weapon for most of this season. Entering play Saturday, per Sports Info Solutions, it was the best in baseball into turning fly balls into outs (63.7 %). It’s collective plus-5 defensive runs saved was second only to San Diego. And that is precisely why it was

Detroit – You really hope manager AJ Hinch, who attended his youngest daughter’s high school graduation in Houston Friday, didn’t peek at his phone to check the score. It might’ve ruined his night. The Chicago White Sox put up three runs in the first inning and never stopped scoring, beating the Tigers 12-3 at Comerica

Detroit — Normally, live batting practice sessions are done in relative obscurity — just players getting in their work. It’s normally a fairly mundane part of the pregame activity. It was decidedly less mundane Friday. Four and half hours before first pitch and Comerica Park was buzzing. Players and coaches from both teams were milling

Detroit – With the way Alex Faedo was pitching on Thursday night, not even allowing a home run on a 3-2 fastball could slow down the Tigers’ right-hander. “Bippity, boppity, boo,” Faedo said with a smile after the Tigers dispatched the Chicago White Sox, 7-2, in the first of a four-game series at Comerica Park.

Detroit — To understand why Tigers infielder Zack Short was ready when his number was called Wednesday night in Kansas City, it helps to understand the idea of leaning heavily on pinch hitters is something the Tigers are prepared for. It was, in fact, part of a plan that began back in spring training when

Financial details of the partnership weren’t disclosed, but it could be worth more than $10 million a year. Detroit — The Tigers are officially a patchwork team. The Tigers announced Thursday they have partnered with Meijer on a multi-year deal that will place the grocery giant’s logo on the team’s home and road jerseys, starting

Kansas City – AJ Hinch has a kind of love-hate relationship with Zack Greinke. The Tigers’ manager loves him on a personal level and certainly is forever grateful for how he helped him and the Astros get to the World Series in 2019. But competing against him – he’s over it. “He’s a baseball savant,”

Kansas City – It looked worse on TV than it was in real life. What it looked like on television was that Tigers’ Spencer Torkelson and Royals’ pitcher Mike Mayers had some history. Bad history, like the way Javier Báez and Amir Garrett have history. “No, none,” Torkelson said. Mayers punched out Torkelson in the

Kansas City — On Monday night Tigers manager AJ Hinch praised his hitters for their at-bats with runners in scoring position. That on a night when they went 3-for-12 in that situation and left 13 runners on base. The Tigers went 2-for-7 with runners in scoring position and stranded 10 runners in a 4-1 loss

Kansas City — The Tigers aren’t sharing many details of lefty Tarik Skubal’s bullpen sessions. Even the number of pitches is being kept a secret. “I threw more than a little and less than a ton,” Skubal said, smiling, after completing his eighth bullpen session Tuesday. “But I’m all good. I feel good. The bullpen

Kansas City – This one would’ve left a mark. The Tigers had leads of 3-0 and 5-3. They had base runners in every inning but one. They drew eight walks and had 11 hits. But they left 13 runners on base and were 3-for-12 with runners in scoring position. Which is why, against a Kansas